soon

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\ ˈsün

, especially New England ˈsu̇n \

Definition of soon

1 : without undue time lapse : before long soon after sunrise

2 : in a prompt manner : speedily as soon as possible the sooner the better no sooner said than done

3 : in agreement with one's choice or preference : willingly I'd just as soon walk as drive

4 archaic : before the usual time

5 obsolete : at once : immediately

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Examples of soon in a Sentence

We will soon be making changes. The soonest I can get there is tomorrow. When is the soonest possible date of delivery? The audience soon realized that it wasn't a stunt. She found a job soon after graduation. How soon can you finish the job? The sooner you finish your homework, the sooner you can go outside and play. I will let you know as soon as possible. I'll get there as soon as I can.

Recent Examples on the Web Video of Floyd's death spread across America, and demonstrations soon followed in major cities across the country — as well as unexpected places in Wisconsin like Brookfield, Waupaca, Beaver Dam and Burlington. — jsonline.com, "See the more than 45 communities in Wisconsin that have had protests against police brutality and racial inequality," 27 June 2020 The reopenings didn’t come soon enough to avert a bankruptcy filing,... — Soma Biswas And Heather Haddon, WSJ, "Chuck E. Cheese, Home of Kids’ Pizza Parties, Undone by Covid-19," 25 June 2020 That email was soon followed by calls from another former gymnast in New York and a California attorney representing an Olympic medalist. — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, "'Athlete A' tells part of the Larry Nassar investigation. This is the story you didn't see," 24 June 2020 Returning to the museum collection and his lab’s modern scientific instruments can’t happen soon enough. — Eric Niiler, Wired, "Stuck at Home, Scientists Discover 9 New Insect Species," 22 June 2020 Local police responded to the incident, followed soon by wildlife officers. — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, "A bear attacks a woman. She fights it off -- with her laptop," 18 June 2020 A year after the study’s publication, Banaji wrote a postcard to Jacoby asking for the data, and soon enough, a manila envelope appeared in her mailbox. — Candice Wang, Popular Science, "Anti-Black bias affects just about everyone. What’s the best way to deal with implicit racism?," 17 June 2020 More special orders soon followed from Bolger, suspending various court proceedings and changing the operations of state courts. — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, "Jury trials in Alaska postponed until Sept. 1 due to continued COVID-19 concerns," 16 June 2020 Critics have pointed fingers at the World Health Organization for not having raised the alarm soon enough. — Erik J. Dahl, The Conversation, "Was the coronavirus outbreak an intelligence failure?," 15 June 2020

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